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2021
Academic AchievementAwards Ceremony
Program
Sponsored by:
Office of the President Keith E. Whitfield, President
&
Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost Chris L. Heavey, Executive Vice President & Provost
We’re proud to celebrate the academic achievements of our students and faculty. Their impactful research, scholarship and creative activi-ty are advancing UNLV in its mission as a Top Tier institution. Their accomplishment is especially notable, given their tenacity to pursue their passions amid the complications of working during the ongoing pandemic.
We have more than 60 awards recognizing research, community ser-vice and dedication to excellence in the classroom. The awardees are contributing solutions, providing evidence-based best practices in their fields and forging a path through some of the most difficult challenges of the day. Congratulations to those winners and all the unit award winners that we also recognize in this program.
Thanks to their dedication to excellence, UNLV ranks among the top 3 percent of research institutions in the country.
These top students and faculty are shaping their future and that of our region. Their work has the power to drive economic activity and con-tributes to the sustainability and wellbeing of Southern Nevada.
It is our pleasure to recognize these incredibly accomplished individu-als who represent the best of our UNLV spirit.
Academic AchievementAwards Ceremony
2021
ContentsREGENT AWARDSStudent Awards 4Faculty Awards 4
UNIVERSITY AWARDSResearch Awards 5Teaching Awards 5Academic Faculty Awards 6Top Tier Awards 7Academic Advising Awards 8Academic Assessment Awards 9Administrative Faculty Award 9Graduate College Awards 9Community Engagement Awards 10Outgoing Administrator 10
COLLEGE, SCHOOL, AND UNIT AWARDSAcademic Advising 11Academic Success Center 12Lee Business School 12College Of Education 13Howard R. Hughes College Of Engineering 14College Of Fine Arts 14Honors College 14William F. Harrah College Of Hospitality 15School Of Integrated Health Sciences 15College Of Liberal Arts 16School Of Nursing 17School Of Public Health 17College Of Sciences 18University Libraries 18Greenspun College Of Urban Affairs 18
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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REGENT AWARDSSTUDENT AWARDS
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship (Undergraduate)
Michael Schwob, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship (Graduate)Cindy Kha, School of Life Sciences
FACULTY AWARDS
Regents’ Rising Researcher Award Javon Johnson, Department of Interdisciplinary,
Gender, and Ethnic Studies
Regents’ Creative Activities Award Joe Nathan Bynum, Department of Theatre
Regents’ Academic Advisor Award (Graduate)Kwang Kim, Department of Mechanical Engineering
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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UNIVERSITY AWARDSRESEARCH AWARDS
Harry Reid Silver State Research AwardJacimaria Batista, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
Barrick Distinguished Scholar AwardShahram Latifi, Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Barrick Distinguished Scholar AwardJichun Li, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Barrick Scholar AwardArya Udry, Department of Geoscience
Barrick Scholar AwardJohn Hay, Department of English
TEACHING AWARDS
UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award Full-time Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty
Laura Kruskall, Department of Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences
UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award Full-time Non-Tenure Track FacultyKathryn Rafferty, School of Life Sciences
Nathan Slife, Department of Educational Psychology and Higher Education
Jenifer Utz, School of Life Sciences
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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Alex G. and Faye Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award
Joanna Kepka, Honors College
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning AwardMargarita Huerta, Department of Early Childhood,
Multilingual, and Special Education
Outstanding Teaching by Part-Time Instructor AwardClaudia Chiang-Lopez, Department of Interdisciplinary,
Gender, and Ethnic Studies
Monica Hsu, Department of World Languages and Cultures
Carlos Mata-Alvarez, School of Music
Cynthia Mishlove, Department of English
Joanne Ullman, Department of Psychology
ACADEMIC FACULTY AWARDS
Distinguished Professor AwardBradley Donohue, Department of Psychology
Outstanding Department Chair AwardZhijian Wu, Department of Mathematical Sciences
James S. McPhee Librarian of the Year AwardPatrick Griffis, Business Librarian
CSUN Faculty Awards Ivan Sandoval-Cervantes, College of Liberal Arts
Erica Marti, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Boo Shan Tseng, College of Sciences
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CSUN Faculty Awards (continued)Murray Mackenzie, William F. Harrah
College of Hospitality
Tina Vo, College of Education
Janelle Willis, School of Nursing
Kimberly Nehls, Lee Business School
Eric Strain, College of Fine Arts
Darwin Morgan, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Educational Outreach Faculty Excellence AwardClay Buck, Division of Educational Outreach
TOP TIER AWARDS
Top Tier AwardCaitlin Saladino, Brookings Mountain West & The Lincy Institute
Tricia McCrory, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Top Tier Award COVID-19 Response Team
Adam Garcia, University Police Services
Michael Gardner, UNLV School of Medicine
Gregg Maye, University Police Services
Brian Labus, School of Public Health
Cindy Brown, Public Affairs
Julie Young, UNLV School of Medicine
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
8
UNLV Accreditation AwardDepartment of Computer Science
“Streamlining the Assessment Process for Top-Tier” Lead: Wolfgang Bein
Mission Fulfillment GrantSchool of Public Health
“Implementing, Assessing, and Evaluating Competencies Using Canvas Rubrics”
Lead: Nicole Espinoza
Academic Success Center “Pathways to Graduation: Engaging Former Major Pathways Students”
Lead: Cheyenne Rogers
Department of English “Assessing Student Retention and Success in the
Developmental Gateway English Composition Course” Lead: Kaitlin Clinnin
ACADEMIC ADVISING AWARDS
Academic Advisor Award (Undergraduate)Nicole Stella, Undergraduate Education
Academic Advisor Award (Graduate)Kwang Kim, College of Sciences
Academic Advising Center Award (Student Choice)College of Urban Affairs Advising Center
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AWARDS
Academic Assessment Award Tiffany Barrett, Department of Physical Therapy
David Copeland, Department of Psychology
ADMINISTRATIVE FACULTY AWARD
Administrative Faculty of the Year AwardSalvatore Biazzo, Student Health Center/FAST Center
GRADUATE COLLEGE AWARDS
Outstanding Graduate Faculty Leadership AwardPeter Gray, College of Liberal Arts
Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentorship AwardJennifer Pharr, School of Public Health
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award1st Place: Dustin Davis
School of Integrated Health Sciences
2nd Place: Chris Wakefield College of Liberal Arts
3rd Place: Nina Paul College of Liberal Arts
Outstanding STEM Thesis AwardLara Turello, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Outstanding Non-STEM Thesis AwardChristopher Forepaugh, Department of Criminal Justice
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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Outstanding STEM Dissertation AwardAli Saber Sichani, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering and Construction
Outstanding Non-STEM Dissertation AwardShae Cox, Department of History
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARDS
Service-Learning Faculty AwardJennifer Nash, Department of Physical Therapy
Community-Based Research Faculty AwardPatrice Leverett, Department of Counseling Education,
School Psychology, and Human Services
Faculty/Staff Outreach AwardJohn Starkey, Lee Business School
Student Service AwardAyla Gelsinger, Undergraduate Student, College of Liberal Arts
and Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
OUTGOING ADMINISTRATOR Barbee Oakes, Chief Diversity Officer
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COLLEGE, SCHOOL, AND UNIT AWARDS
ACADEMIC ADVISING
Outstanding New Advisor Award Maria Aladjova, Academic Advisor
Integrated Health Sciences
Outstanding Advisor AwardMarlon Urquico, Wilson Advising Center
Outstanding Advising Administrator AwardPeter Clancy, Sciences Advising
Outstanding Advising Innovation Award College of Engineering Advising Center
Academic Advising Center with the Highest Academic Success (Student Choice)
Honors College Academic Advising Center
Academic Advising Center Who is Most Timely and Accurate (Student Choice)
College of Sciences Academic Advising Center
Academic Advising Center Who is the Most Welcoming (Student Choice)
Pre-Professional Advising Center
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER
Service AwardJoseph Ervin, Academic Success Center
Student-Centered AwardHanna Andrews, Academic Success Center
Collaboration AwardEmily Shreve, Academic Success Center
Collegiality AwardJacquee deJesus, Academic Success Center
Faculty AwardKendall Hartley, College of Education
Campus Community Partner AwardOffice of Student Conduct
LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Researcher of the Year AwardErin Hamilton, Department of Accounting
Teaching Faculty of the Year AwardAnkur Pareek, Department of Finance
Distinguished Service AwardJohn (Jack) Schibrowsky, Department of
Marketing & International Business
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Early Career AwardTina Vo, Department of Teaching and Learning
Distinguished Teaching AwardWendy Hoskins, Department of Counselor Education,
School Psychology and Human Services
Distinguished Research AwardJeff Shih, Department of Teaching and Learning
Distinguished Service AwardJared Lau, Department of Counselor Education,
School Psychology and Human Services
Collaborative Group Award“Diggin’ Deep and Branching Out: Using Oral History and Collaborative Inquiry to Explore Candidate Resilience and Craft Equitable Experiences
for ARL Teachers of Color”
Doris Watson, Department of Educational Psychology & Higher Education, UNLV College of Education
Iesha Jackson, Department of Teaching and Learning, UNLV College of Education
Marcie Gallo, Department of History
Claytee White, UNLV Oral History Research Center
Laurents Banuelos-Benitez, CCSD Teacher, Mojave High School
Kenneth Brown, Jr., CCSD Teacher, Sierra Vista High School
Honey Rodriguez, CCSD Teacher, Nevada Virtual Academy
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Distinguished Teacher AwardMelissa Morris, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Distinguished Researcher AwardJacimaria Batista, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Construction
Distinguished Faculty Service AwardSajjad Ahmad, Department of Civil &
Environmental Engineering & Construction
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Charles Vanda Award for Excellence in the Arts Michael Jarett, Department of Dance
Outstanding Teacher of the Year AwardAlfonse Anderson, School of Music
Outstanding Part-Time Teacher of the Year AwardCarlos Mata-Alvarez, School of Music
HONORS COLLEGE
Department in Honors Teaching AwardSheila Bock, Department of Interdisciplinary,
Gender, and Ethnic Studies
The Len Zane Excellence in Honors Teaching AwardJaclyn Costello, Honors College
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY
Boyd Award for TeachingChristine Bergman, Department of Food &
Beverage and Event Management
Boyd Award for ServiceToni Repetti, Department of Resort,
Gaming & Golf Management
Boyd Award for ResearchJungsun (Sunny) Kim, Department of Resort, Gaming & Golf Management
SCHOOL OF INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCES
Distinguished Scholarship AwardFrancis Cucinotta, Department of Health
Physics and Diagnostic Sciences
Distinguished Teaching AwardVan Whaley, Department of Kinesiology
and Nutrition Sciences
Distinguished Service AwardKeoni Kins, Department of Physical Therapy
Distinguished Career Service AwardChad Hensley, Department of Health
Physics and Diagnostic Sciences
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Diversity AwardA.B. Wilkinson, Department of History
Faculty-in-Residence/Lecturer Award for Excellence in Teaching
Emi Fujiyama, Department of World Languages and Cultures
Rita Deanin Abbey Teacher of the Year AwardAmy Reed-Sandoval, Department of Philosophy
William Morris Award for Excellence in Scholarship (Humanities)
A.B. Wilkinson, Department of History
William Morris Award for Excellence in Scholarship (Social Sciences)
Barbara Brents, Department of Sociology
William Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching (Humanities)
Amy Reed-Sandoval, Department of Philosophy
William Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching (Social Sciences)
Kendra Gage, Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies
James Frey Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship
Daniel Allen, Department of Psychology
Donald Schmiedel Lifetime Service AwardRalph Buechler, Department of World Languages and Cultures
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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SCHOOL OF NURSING
Service AwardMinnie Wood, School of Nursing
Scholarship AwardJinyoung Kim, School of Nursing
Clinical Teaching AwardCheryl Maes, School of Nursing
Didactic Teaching AwardNecole Leland, School of Nursing
Team AwardAlona Angosta, School of Nursing
Aaron Bellow, Jr., School of Nursing
Esmeralda Clark, School of Nursing
Jennifer Kawi, School of Nursing
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Excellence in Teaching AwardChad Cross, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Excellence in Research AwardAnn Vuong, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Excellence in Service AwardBrian Labus, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Outstanding Faculty-in-Residence AwardSheila Janofsky Clark, Department of Environmental
& Occupational Health
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES
Distinguished Teaching AwardJennifer Guerra, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Distinguished Researcher AwardShichun Huang, Department of Geoscience
Rebecca Martin, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Distinguished Service AwardRohan Dalpatadu, Department of Mathematical Sciences
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship AwardClaytee White, Oral History Research Center
Outstanding Faculty Service AwardLateka Grays, Hospitality Librarian
GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS
Excellence in Service AwardDave Nourse, School of Journalism & Media Studies
Excellence in Research AwardKatherine Marcal, School of Social Work
Magdalena Martinez, School of Public Policy and Leadership
Excellence in Teaching AwardDarwin Morgan, Department of Criminal Justice
Ivet Aldaba, School of Social Work
2021 Academic Achievement Awards
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UNLV appreciates the leadership and support of our Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.
Mark W. Doubrava, Chair
Carol Del Carlo, Vice Chair
Joseph C. Arrascada
Patrick J. Boylan
Byron Brooks
Patrick R. Carter
Amy J. Carvalho
Jason Geddes
Cathy McAdoo
Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr.
John T. Moran
Laura E. Perkins
Lois Tarkanian
Keri D. Nikolajewski Interim Chief of Staff to the Board of Regents